Clothesline shield issuing pulley



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s m Q March 20, 1945. J. BUDNER CLOTHESLINE SHIELD ISSUING PULLEY Filed May 23, 1944 Patented Mar. 20, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,372,057 I I orlornnsnms snmm resume Pot er v Joseph Budnen Newark, N. J.,

assignor of onehalfto Edw'ard E. Petti; Newark, N. J; I Application May 23, 1944,;seria1 No. 536,893 p 4 Claims. (01. 2115-11918) This invention relates to improvements in clothesline pulleys including'meansfor issuing said reel, said casing means being afi'ixedtothe yoke in a novel manner, whereby to be held against rotative displacement,- the reel having means cooperative with the ends of said casing means to close said ends; and-a transmission gearing being provided between one of said line supporting rollers and said reeLwhereby to ro-v tate the latter for automatically paying outthe shield material in company with the out-going course of the line, and for automatically winding in said shield material when movement of said out-going course of the line is reversed.

The invention has for anotherobject to provide a clothesline shield issuing pulleywhich is of compact and simple construction; of low' production cost; and wherein the mere act of paying out or pulling ln'the clothes supporting course of the line automatically issues or retracts the shield cover material.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated Will be understood from the following detailed description-of the same.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the novel pulley according to the Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view thereof, taken on line 22 in Fig. 1; and Fig. Sis a central longitudinal vertical sectional view clothesline shield issuing invention thereof, taken on line 33 in Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference'are employed in the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts. l

Referring to the drawing, the yoke or frame of this invention comprises the pulley structure of laterally spaced T-shapedside members, each comprising oppositely extending vertical arms H and I2 and a rearwardly extending horizontal arm 13, all being radial to central portion l4 thereof. The extremities of corresponding vertical arms H and vertical arms I! are Joined by transverse end members l5. The rearward end portions of the horizontal arms l3 are formed to provide in-turned end members I6 which terminate in abutting rearward extensions I'l said extensions being preferably formedto provide an attachment eye IB to engage overa hook'orthe like (not shown) for the support of the pulley structure at a desired place of-use;

9' Afiixed to and between the central'portions M of the yoke or frame is a transverse axle l 9.; R0- tatableabout said axle I9 is a spool or reel'2llupon which is' wound a strip 2| of flexible shield material. Said shield material may comprise a f textile or other suitable fabric orother compara tively' thin flexible sheet material of suitable width adapted, when operatively applied to the clothesline', to fold longitudinally over said line, seas tojeinbraceand cover the same; At one end thereof, said spool or reel is-provided with an annular flange 22of suitablediameter the periphery of'which is provided with gear teeth 23.

on itsinner face said flange 22 is provided with I a projecting boss 24 0f reduced'diame'ter. At its opposite end, said spool or reel is provided with an annular'flangej25 corresponding in diameter to that 'of'the bos 24 of the'gearflange 22. Said flanges 22 and 25're'spectively bound the'oppositef 1 sides of the body of-shild strip material 2| wound upon the spool or reel. I l

A casing means is provided for enclosing the wound upon the spool or" reel in; the same comprising a cylindrical shell 26'made of sheetlmetal or other suitable mate-' shield strip material 2| rial, and having an internal diameter correspondmg to the diameters of said boss 24 and flange 25 of the spo'olor reel. One open end portionof saidcasing shell 26 fits and is'engaged over the 4m boss 24 ofthe gear flangelfl, andthe opposite said spool or reel flange 25. Said latter end por; tion of the casing shell 26 is indented to provide notches?! properly located toreceive and strad- .,d1ethe1arms 1 I;

said-yoke or frame against rotative' movement, when the soon or reel 20. is revolved. Saidfcas .in'g shell'is"provided in" its underside with an opening or slot through which the shield strip 2! may'mov'e'as it is payed'ofif orwound onto the spool 0r reel 20. 'It willthus be obvious'that'said casing shell. fully encloses the body of shield y strip material contained on the spool or reel, thus protecting the same, when not in use, from the open end' ofsaid casing shell fits and engages over.

U l2 and ;l3"of the adjacent side "member of the yoke or frame of the pulley structure, thereby interlocking said casing shell with weather, and against soiling by dirt or other foreign matter,

Afiixed to and between the outer end portions of the upwardly extending arms I l of the yoke or frame is a transverse axle 28. Rotatable on said axle 28 is an upper line supporting roller 29, to support the normally in-going course of a clothesline 30 for free passage above the encased shield strip material spool or reel. Afixed to and between the outer endportions of thedo'wnwardly extending arms l2 of the yoke or frame is a transverse axle 3|. Rotatable on said axle 3! is a lower line supporting roller 32, to support the strip material 21 from exposure to the weather, and from dirt or other foreign matter, when not in use, thereby assuring maintenance of a clean condition thereof, and in fit condition for use from time to time.

From the above description it will be comprehended, that a very simple, compact and comparatively inexpensive automatic clothesline shield issuing pulley structure is provided by the pres'ehtinvention, wherein the novel form of the yok'eor framewith its novel arrangement of line supporting rollers spaced around the central normally out-going course of said-clothesline 30 for free passage below the enclosed shield strip material spool or reel. Similarly, afli'xd-toand between the rearwardly extending arms 13 of the yoke or frame is a transverse axle 33,. Rotata'ble on said axle 33 is a rearward line support mg roller 34, to support theclothesline'30 for free passage around and rearwardly of the encased shield strip material spool or reel. One of said line supportinglrollers, preferably said rearward roller 34, is provided with a gear flange-35, the teeth ofwhich mesh with the teeth 23 of the gear flange 22 ,of the shieldstrip material spool vor reel,-whereby rotation of said roller 34, by movement of the clothesline 30 thGISDVET).

is transmitted to and effects rotation of the shield, strip material spool or reel.-

In the use and operation of the clothesline shield issuing pulley, the1clothesline 3B-is threaded through the pulley to passiover the roller, thenceto and, overthe roller 34, and thence: to and .over the: roller ,32, being thus ,arrangedgte pass freely around the 1 encased shield strip o. reel which ois centrally-mountedin the pulley yoke orframe; The engagementofthe. bight-pf the;

thus arranged clothesline 30 relative. to therearward rollerz:3,4 is such that :movement of theformer imparts rotary movement to the roller. 34 and its gear flange 35.

direction of rotation which automatically pays,

out theshield strip material ill through the easing slot 36 onto the outgoing course of the elothesline. The user applies the thus issued shield strip material over the out-going-eourse of the clothes- 1 line by folding the same longitudinallythereover,

whereupon the clothes 31 to be suspended from the line are hung over the thus applied shield strip material 2| and fastened by clothespins 38,- thus also affixing said shield strip material to the-line.

It will be obvious that the-applied shieldstrip material 2 l being interposed between the clothes line and the clothes 31 hung thereon, 'willproa tect the latter'from-being soiledby the former. When the. out-going course of the clothesline is retracted to bring in the suspended clothes 3'! for removal therefrom, the reversal of the clothesline movement will reverse the gear driven rotation of the spool or reelthus automatically windingback the shield strip material 2| upon the spool or reel and into the casing 26.

Owing to the novel formand mounting of the casing 26, the same adequately protects the shield V 7 Clothes to be sus---, pended on the clotheslinetfl are applied;to the.

shield strip spool or reel, and that the novel formof; the flanged spool or reel is such that the flanges thereof, while rotatable relative to the shield strip casing,'-nevertheless close the ends of the latter; said casing being interlocked to the yokecr. frame-in a. novel manner so as to be held stationary relative to the rotating spool or reel.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. ,A- clothesline pulley structure of the kind described,comprising a'frame formed by spaced T-shapedrside members; ashieldstrip reel mount ed between central portions of said frame'side members; a cylindrical casing surrounding said reel, onei endof saidcasing having means to connect. the same with a frame side member, whereby to hold the casing stationary,.said reel having. end flange portions .to rotatably fit within and'close the iopenendsof said casing, one of said reel end flanges having peripheral gear teeth outwardly offset-relative to the adjacent end of saidcasing,clothesline supporting rollers mount edbetweenouter end portions of the arms of said framesside members so as to be spaced around said reel, one of said rollers having-a gear means to mesh with thegear flange of said reel, and said casingihauinga slot through-which a shield strip wound-p11 the reel. extends clothesline r V A clotheslinepulley structure of the kind described-comprising a frame formed by spaced T-shaped side members each having oppositely extending ,vertical arms and rearwardly extend: inghorizontal arms, free "end portions of said horizontal arms :being joinedand terminating in means for-suspending the pulleystructure in a place of use, a shield strip reel mounted between intersecting portions of the arms of said frame to a course of the side membersclothesline supporting rollers,

mounted between outer end portions of thearms ofsaidside frame members so as to be spaced around saidreel, intermeshing gearing between the rearward roller and said reel, one end of said casing having notched portions to straddlearms of a sideframe member, whereby to interlock said casing therewith to hold the casing statiOnary, and said casing having a slot through which'a shield strip wound on the reel extends to a-course of the clothesline.

3.- A, clothesline pulley structure of the'kind described comprising a frame formed by spaced T-sha-pedside; members-each having oppositely extending vertical arms and rearwardly extending horizontal arm's, free end portions of said horizontal, arms-being joined and terminating in means-for suspending the pulley structure in a place of use, a shield strip reel mounted between intersecting port-ionsof the arms of said frame side members, acylindrical casing surrounding said reel; one end of said casing having notched portionstostraddle arms of a side frame inem= ber,-whereby.to interlock said-casing therewith to hold .the casing stationary, said reel having end flangeportions to rotatably fit within and reel end flanges having peripheral gear teeth outwardly ofiset relative to the adjacent end of said casing, clothesline supporting rollers mounted between outerend portions of the arms of said frame side members so as to be spaced around said reel, the rearward roller having a gear means to mesh with the gear flange of said reel, and said casing having a slot through which a shield strip wound on said reel extends to a course of the clothesline.

4. A clothesline pulley structure of the kind described comprising a frame formed by spaced T-shaped side members, a shield strip reel mounted between central portions of said frame members, a cylindrical casing surrounding said reel,

one end of said casing having means to connect the same with aframe side member, whereby to hold the casing stationary, one end of said reel having an end flange provided with peripheral gear teeth outwardly offset relative to an adjacent open end of said casing which is closed by said flange, clothesline supporting rollers mounted between outer end portions of the arms of said frame side members so as to be spaced around said reel, one of said rollers having a gear means to mesh withthe gear flange of said reel, and said casing having a slot through which a shield strip wound on said reel extends to a course of the clothesline.

JOSEPH BUDNER. 

